Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps: 5 Minute Dinners

Pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store and you’ve got dinner ready to go in no time. The possibilities are very literally endless: enchiladas, casseroles, soups, pasta, whatever you feel.
And if you’ve got a chicken, why not buffalo it? The classic two-ingredient sauce comes together in mere seconds and the addition of chopped celery and blue cheese crumbles makes this dish like a whole plate of wings wrapped up in one bite. Our version here uses lettuce as a refreshing carb-free option, but you could obviously sub in tortillas here to make it a little heartier.

Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Serves 4
¼ cup hot sauce
4 tbsp. butter
1 rotisserie chicken, meat shredded
2 stalks celery, chopped
8 romaine or butter lettuce leaves
1 cup blue cheese crumbles
1. In a large skillet, melt butter with hot sauce over medium heat. Stir in chicken and celery until heated through.
2. Divide mixture among lettuce leaves, top with blue cheese, and serve

Caesar Salad Dressing

One of our summer favs! Chicken Caesar Salad.





INGREDIENTS

4 chicken breasts
3 romaine lettuces

2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup lemon juice (or concentrate)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup parmesan cheese


DIRECTIONS

I cook my chicken in a little olive oil, salt and pepper, until it's browned a little.

Start with the garlic and lemon juice, blend for a minute and slowly drizzle the oil. It will be smooth and creamy. Add the worcester and blending again slowly add the cheese.

That's it very simple, the dressing will last about a week but I usually use all of it. You don't need the chicken but with it but makes a perfect light summer meal. If you find it a little spicy you can cut the garlic and lemon juice down slightly.

 

Cooling Down

Cooling down this summer can be a delicious experience. Salads are back in season and with so much variety to choorse from you can put your recipe book away and get creative with your own favorite ingredients.

My favorite way to make salads in summer is very simple, with a family of 9 everyone has different likes and dislikes, so to please everyone I chop everything up into separate bowls and they can add what they want to make their salads with a choice of salad dressing. My MIL calls it a rainbow salad, very appetizing name for little ones! Put leftovers in the frig for lunch the next day. Carrot, celery, zucchini sticks make a great snack choice with this awesome organic hummus dip from Costco. Get your friend to take you there for some if you're not a member.

 

Rainbow Salad Recipe - Epicurious.com

Mix blueberries and walnuts into your greens with raspberry vinigarette, add lemon juice for a zest twist on a shrimp sald, or create a chilled vegetable salad full of crunchy vegetables.

Kids also love cold treats on a hot day, so why not combine some juices in ice pop molds with chopped fruit. Get family and friends together this summer and cool down with these yummy ideas and some of your very own.

See more Fun Food Snacks on my Pinterest board.

 

Low Carb Recipes

I'm always on the lookout for free low carb recipes. It gets a little time consuming always searching for them on the web. My Pinterest has some yummy ones and here are quite a few Kindle freebies if you are interested. Click here to go to the full list...enjoy!

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Low Carb: 365 Days of Low Carb Recipes (Low Carb, Low Carb Cookbook, Low Carb Diet, Low Carb Recipes, Low Carb Slow Cooker, Low Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, Low Carb Living, Low Carb Diet For Beginners)

Free Kindle Books for Lo-Carb and Salad Fans

 

Carb Swapping: Swap Your Favorite Recipes with Nutrient Dense Superfoods To Create Delicious, Low Carb Healthy Alternatives

 

 

Salads To Go

 

 

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Gluten Free, Diabetic safe Desserts

Since I've been on a low carb diet for quite a while I've been looking everywhere for great recipe books. Guilt-free Desserts is a lot more than a recipe book! Not only will you have 50 new dessert recipes, you’ll also have all the information you need to makeover your favorite family desserts… with just a few simple substitutions. Guilt-Free Desserts includes everything you need to know about the latest baking ingredients and how to use these inexpensive and readily available products in you own kitchen.

Not only are these recipes healthier, and will help you lose weight, yep they did.....I found a vast improvement in my overall health getting rid of the excess flour and sugar.


When I bought this there were 2 freebies included. Check them out, you won't be disappointed!